The Awesome AMX 13 – France’s Post-WWII Tank Design Features An Oscillating Turret And Is Still Used Today
The tank is a resilient and devastating war machine, and a key element in many conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. To break the deadlock…
WW2: Powerful, Poignant Memories Of Normandy From An American Navy Veteran
US Navy Seaman Morris Dennis didn’t face any enemy gunfire when he came ashore on Normandy Beach on D-Day in 1944, but he certainly didn’t…
A needle in a haystack – the missing wedding ring of a WWI vet returned
Sorry the original article is missing but here is another great article: How often does a search for something small – such as a needle…
First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor
Sorry the original article is missing but here is another great article: World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war,…
TANKFEST 2017 – Tickets Are On Sale Now
TANKFEST… …bringing the story of tanks, tank crew and soldiers to life… NEW FOR 2017! TANKFEST PREVIEW DAY Get exclusive access to vehicles on 23…
MATILDA DIARIES Part 8 – Follow The Renovation Of This Historic Second World War Tank
Following on from the news regarding the Matilda II renovation, a new series of videos are being produced for The Tank Museum YouTube channel that will…
WW2: Accidental Detonation of 4,000 Tons of Explosives In England Killed 70 and Scarred the Land Forever
On November 27th, 1944, seismologists in Switzerland at first thought it was an earthquake, hardly guessing the seismograph recorded the effects of a massive explosion…
Author’s Latest Work Tells Tale Of Operation Torch In WWII
Vincent O’Hara has written or co-written eleven books about military history. Most of them were published by the Naval Institute Press, who named him their…
A Small German Museum Displays A Big Collection Of Uncomfortable Art From The Nazi Era
Scary. Concerning. There are, perhaps, no two adjectives that so accurately describe Nazi art. “Museum Unter Tage” in Bochum is showing Nazi artworks to show…
Thousands March In Red Square To Commemorate Russian Sacrifice In WW2
Russia commemorated the 75th anniversary of the parade in 1941 when Soviet Union soldiers headed for the wartime front lines of WWII. Thousands of Russian…
Incredible Footage: 101st Airborne On The Eve Of D-Day, June 5, 1944
The 101st Airborne Division is a unit of infantry, paratroopers, of the United States Army trained for air assault operations. They were dropped by parachute…
Harrowing Stories From Iwo Jima: One Man’s Life Onboard A Landing Ship Tank In 1945
Iwo Jima is a small island in the Southeast Pacific; rocky and dominated by a large volcano on its southern peninsula. Today, there is no…